President of the General Assembly Mr. Secretary General Excellencies and distinguished delegates,It is another year and another session of the UN General Assembly. We meet in the same assembly hall and deliver our addresses from the same podium. Yet, no modicum of protocol can mask the gaping divide in our ranks.

Sister Natsinet Gebreyohanes, head of TB and Leprosy Control in the Ministry of Health branch in the Central region, reported that owing to the integrated effort and sustainable awareness raising programs the prevalence of TB has been reduced by 90%.

Owing to the financial and material support as well as arrangement of extra classes provided, commendable progress has been registered in the teaching and learning process in the Southern Red Sea region.